CHINA’S APPEAL

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18879, 24 February 1933, Page 5

CHINA’S APPEAL

“CRUEL AND BLOODY WAR.” LEAGUE ACTION SOUGHT. MEN UNARMED & UNCLOTHED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Feb. 24, 10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. Nanking despatches state that China will appeal to the League of Nations on Friday to exert international force to prevent the wholesale slaughter of men who are practically unarmed and unclothed. They quote Lo-wen-kan, the Foreign Minister, who is reported to have stated that he was not begging the League to help China, but to give it a chance and prevent wholesale indefinite slaughter being continued in a cruel and bloody war for which preparations were being made in North China. He will ask in the name of humanity that it should be stopped somehow. If help does not come, China, is prepared to make sacrifices. She has no illusions about the situation. Her men are practically unarmed and unequipped.

ECONOMIC BOYCOTT. BRITISH LABOUR DECISION. RESOLUTION AGAINST JAPAN. ARMS EMBARGO RECOMMENDED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Feb. 24, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 23. The Labour Party Executive, and the Trade Unions Congress Council jointly resolved that if Japan rejects the Committee of Nineteen’s proposals, all sections of the British industrial and political labour movement should unite in calling for an economic boycott of Japan in accordance with Article XVI. of the League of Nations Covenant. It was also decided to recommend that the Government place an embargo on the export of arms to both China and Japan.

EVACUATION ORDERS.

JAPANESE CIVILIANS WARNED. RETURN FROM PEKING & TIENTSIN ARMY CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS. United Press Assn.—Eire. Tel. Copyright. (Received Feb. 24, 10 a.m.) KOBE, Feb. 33. A Japanese agency wires that Japanese civilians have received orders to evacuate Peking and go to Tientsin, whence the women and children are to prepare to depart for home. I’okio is advising the leading Powers that tile allied forces of Japan and Manchukuo are ready to', commence operations. The drive is expected daily. Tito army authorities have confidence in their success and have issued a warning of the danger to Tientsin and Peking at the hands of the disorderly Chinese soldiery when they are driven beyond the Great Wall. EMBARGO QUESTION. HEAVY EXPORTS CONTINUE. PROBLEM OF ENFORCEMENT. JAPAN MAY RETALIATE. LONDON, Feb. 23. The Daily Heral stales that one British firm alone lias exported to the Far East within the last two months more than 30,000,001) rifle cartridges. Another has shipped 1000 machineguns. „ , „ .Japan has bought 4000 tons of copper during the past fortnight mainly from the United States. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic writer says 'that as America and other powers have not Imposed an embargo on the export of arms it would be futile for Britain to do so alone. Such an embargo would hit China worse than Japan, as China is not a manufacturing nation, whereas Japan has modern arsenals and munition factories. If the League recommends an embargo it will have to see that the United Slates and Russia adopt it. If the embargo were restricted to Japan it might raise a difficult problem as probably Japan would reply by a blockade of Chinese ports and claim the right to search ships for contraband. Britain could not well challenge this view under her maritime law, but America would be sure to do so in view of her “freedom of the seas” doctrine. TO MEET EMERGENCY. ENFORCEMENT OF SANCTIONS. JAPANESE NAVY TO ACT. TOKIO, Feb. 23. An official document, which has been given official' prominence in Shanghai, seLs out that, should any countries attempt to enforce economic sanctions against Japan, the Imperial Japanese Navy is prepared to meet every emergency by every means at its disposal. ARMS FOR JAPAN. WORKS FULLY OCCUPIED. TANKS AND MUNITIONS. LARUE ORDERS IT H! SIAM. LONDON, l-Vli. 22. The Vickers Maxim works at Elswick are employed 2i hours a day making munitions ami tanks for the lair East. Big 111 < • 11 1 Illy deliveries have been made to Japan since Oelober. The Vickers Armstrong works at 1 lari I'-M'd are I'uld oeeupied making shells for Japan. Si.oo also lias given large orders foe shells, ami lias taken many small tanks